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It has been accepted for inclusion in BG News (Student Newspaper) by an authorized administrator of ScholarWorks@BGSU. bg HomecomingMore photos from weekend festivies | PAGE 10 news An independent student press serving the campus and surrounding community, ESTABLISHED 1920 Bowling Green State University Monday October 16, 2017 Volume 97, Issue 19 Drug companies defeat DEA PAGE 3 Halloween season in full swing PAGE 7 Falcon hockey splits series PAGE 9 20172017-18 FALCON FALCON FOOTBALL HOCKEY HALL OF FAME BAND DAY YOUTH SPORTS FALCONS VS. NORTHERN ILLINOIS SATURDAY, OCT. 21, 2:00 PM GAME SPONSOR: BGSUFALCONS.COM/STUDENTTICKETS USED CARS t we get it. GOT A COLLEGE sls@bgsu.edu LEMON? www.bgsu.edu/sls 419-372-2951 STUDENT LEGAL SERVICES HAPPENS REAL LAWYERS | REAL RESULTS Lake Erie fish on pharmaceuticals By Claire Morrow ment plants. In northern Ohio, this means they is tested for nitrates. We are also required to have a pharmaceutical-laden lake water, Bowling Green Reporter make their way to the Great Lakes. test monitoring schedule based on the plant.” seems to be in the clear. However, the water flow- The lead author of the study, University of Though, like many, the plant does not test ing out of the city and into Lake Erie becomes the With potentially 5,000 Bowling Green residents Buffalo professor Diana Aga, said the contamina- specifically for the antidepressants, Fields assured greater concern. Because of the current lack of test- projected to be taking antidepressants this year, tion of these fish is a direct threat to biodiversity. there is no concern for contamination as “all the ing for these drugs, the city could potentially be the wildlife of the Great Lakes -- especially Lake The effects of the antidepressants are widespread water is going through a treatment technique contributing to pharmaceutical contamination in Erie -- might be displaying the most severe side-ef- and can impact not only the ecosystem but the which serves as a pharmaceutical barrier.” the lake. fects. fishing and recreational industries of northwest For water exiting the city, Water Pollution Despite the lack of testing, Clark was optimis- A September 2017 article published by USA Ohio and Michigan. Control Superintendent Doug Clark said “the city tic pharmaceutical tests would be not only imple- Today reported a study from the University of Buf- Although these effects are being seen in Lake does not typically test for pharmaceuticals,” in- mented but mandatory in the future. falo found significant amounts of popular antide- Erie’s fish, Bowling Green waterworks are taking cluding antidepressants. “I don’t know how well or often we can test pressants in the brains of Lake Erie fish. The fish precautions to ensure they protect their citizens While they do not test for these substances, for [antidepressants]. There is significant cost and affected are those popular to fishing communities from any potential contaminants. they do conduct regular tests for contaminants time involved in those tests,” Clark said. “In the and species vital in maintaining the ecosystem of The city of Bowling Green gets its water from such as nitrogen, e-coli, phosphorous and others future, I imagine that tests like these will be more the lake. the Maumee River, a tributary of Lake Erie. Mike multiple times a week. accessible or even mandatory.” According to the American Medical Associ- Fields, employee at the Bowling Green Water Treat- Bowling Green water ends up flowing through Time will tell whether an equitable solution ation, more than one of every six Americans take ment Plant, explained there are several processes various channels before reaching Lake Erie – its fi- arises to combat the problem of the contaminants some form of antidepressant. These drugs run which treat the Maumee River water before it is nal destination. threatening Lake Erie’s ecosystem. As it stands, the through the patient’s systems, but after the initial sent out to the city. “We discharge to a ditch at the corner of city of Bowling Green will continue to take mea- ingestion, whatever portions of these drugs not ab- “The water goes through a conventional treat- North Branch and Poe Road. It flows to the Portage sures to protect its citizens with several treatments sorbed by the body are excreted. From there, the ment of granule activated carbon filters,” Fields River and eventually to Lake Erie,” Clark said. for water entering the city and await future treat- leftover medications are sent to wastewater treat- said. “Reverse osmosis water is blended and then As far as worry that the city will receive the ment innovations. Great Selection n Close to Campus n Better Prices Successfully Serving BGSU Students for Almost 40 Years. 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Top DEA officials told the Washington Post most corporations, dollar bills are far more Holly Shively and 60 Minutes that lawmakers would pass important than human lives. Student Director the bill whether they wanted them to or not. “Getting a job or In fact, the drug industry continues to First, I want to applaud the investiga- internship every take its riches from the market to use in ways tive reporting of the Washington Post and 60 summer so I can have that perpetuate the problem. Unfortunately, Minutes in a time, and about an issue, when lots of experience on bigger issues come into play when we can’t it is really needed. I wish our lawmakers had my resume to help find even fully blame the industry. Congress has the same kind of strength to fight for things a job in the future.” played a huge role in allowing the current that really matter instead of rolling over at the heroin epidemic to soar. command of major corporations with money An enterprise piece by The Columbus impossible for the DEA to freeze suspicious to donate to their campaigns. ELIJAH SALAHUDDIN Dispatch, which involved calling coroners of narcotic shipments, which prevents the I’m one of the last people that will ever Junior, Marketing each Ohio county, found that over 4,100 Ohio- DEA from stopping powerful pain killers that argue for more regulation on just about ans died from overdoses last year, more than perpetuate the opioid epidemic from reaching anything, but thousands of our nation’s high- 1,000 higher than in 2015. the streets for black market sale. school football stars, mothers, firefighters, With the problem clearly soaring out The Washington Post and 60 Minutes factory workers, veterans, lineman and so of control, there is no reason that Congress released a report this week finding the DEA many more are dying each month as the phys- should pass an industry-friendly law that had opposed this effort for years, but drug ical tolls of their daily lives have them turning “To learn to be weakens the Drug Enforcement Administra- companies fed millions of to prescription opioids for any ray of light that more assertive.” tion’s power as a weapon against drug dollars into election the pain can be minimized. And when they’re companies that provided prescrip- campaigns of overprescribed and/or eventually cut off, they tion narcotics to streets across the members of turn to black market painkillers and even nation by distributing them to Congress possibly heroin. corrupt doctors who peddle and And here our lawmakers are, making it narcotics through the black worked easier for these black-market pills to hit the market. But that’s exactly with lob- streets, all for a little cash in their election MAKAYLA CAMERON what it did in April of 2016. byists. campaign funds and even some ignorance at Junior, Criminal Justice Prior to the law, the Po- thinking ahead to what effects the law really DEA could fine drug litical might have. distributors for repeatedly action Our congressmen are constantly making ignoring warnings to shut com- laws to inflict consequences for our actions, so down suspicious sales; mittees why aren’t they truly considering the conse- “To become more after the law, it (PACs) quences of their votes. financially stable has become repre- Heroin is a topic I’ve spent years study- almost senting the ing, and it’s constantly evolving and new and save money.” drug indus- developments are consistently coming into try contributed existence. When one thing seems to be fixed, nearly $100,000 to something new pops up.